Panic

Panic

Herbal remedies to reduce feelings of panic and promote feelings of calmness and safety in dogs and cats.

Animals routinely experience irregularities in bodily systems, including the Central and Autonomic Nervous systems, requiring a correction to restore emotional balance, to reduce fear and to promote relaxation, to balance mood and provide feelings of comfort and security.

Some pets are more anxious than others and may startle, jump, feel afraid and shy easily. Situations or traumatic experiences can make even the calmest of pets fearful and anxious. Most pets are sensitive to loud noises and cats are very sensitive to new or changing surroundings. Fireworks, thunderstorms, a trip to the vet, small children and moving are all examples of things that can cause your pet to panic and feel uncertain.

Pets can also develop phobias to certain triggers and may attach anxious feelings to past events and panic at seeing or hearing something that reminds them of previous trauma. How you react as a pet owner will also shape your pet's reaction, either reducing fear or amplifying it. If you give undue attention over an event in which your pet shows panic, you may inadvertently be reinforcing their anxiety and reaffirming their fear.

Anxiety in pets is a very common problem, representing one of the top reasons for veterinary visits. Some pet owners are surprised to learn that our pets sense our stress and fear and can develop anxiety disorders if exposed to human stress for long periods of time. Other reasons pets develop panic phobias include prolonged separation, left alone for long periods of time, are ill, are confined to a small space, lack social contact, suffer from boredom and have too little exercise.

The most common anxiety disorders include separation anxiety, noise phobias and social anxiety:

Separation anxiety is one of the most common anxiety disorders and typically occurs when pets are left alone and separated from their owners. Destructive behavior such as continuous barking and whining, chewed furniture, scratching of doors or soiled floors may be exhibited when the pet is left alone.

Noise phobia occurs when pets are fearful of loud noises such as thunderstorms, firecrackers, gunshots, sound of birds, a vacuum cleaner or a hairdryer. Often, when animals are frightened by loud noises they may run and hide to a safer haven. In trying to escape, they may endanger themselves by jumping through windows, digging or running away. Other signs of fear that may be displayed include excessive barking, meowing, drooling, trembling, chewing, urinating or defecating.

Social anxiety most often occurs when pets have not been socialized at an early age. Pets that have not been socialized are fearful and overwhelmed by crowds, small groups of people as well as other animals. When the pet becomes anxious, he may feel trapped and cornered which in turn causes him to react aggressively or run to a safe retreat.

The symptoms of panic and anxiety include:

Excessive barking

Nervousness

Whining and moaning

Trembling or shivering

Drooling and panting

Pacing

Poor appetite

Licking skin

Chewing of skin

Hyperactivity

Excitability

Soiling the house

Tearing up household items in your absence

Herbal Remedies:

Herbal remedies help to reduce symptoms of shyness, fear and anxiety and provide anxiety-reducing and calming properties to promote a calm and relaxed state for stressful animals, to treat a number of anxiety disorders,to soothe fear and nervous anxiety during stressful situations & everyday disturbances, to help your animal to cope with anxiety by working on a variety of bodily systems to provide whole systemic support, relaxing the Central and Autonomic Nervous Systems, allowing your animal to distinguish between a safe vs. fearful situation.

Soothed & Serene–(learn more) is used to relax and calm all bodily systems, to soothe animals exhibiting all types of destructive behavior due to anxiety, fear, grief, separation, pain, illness, allergies, aggression, socialization issues, electrical and thunder storms due to its calming, mildly sedative and nervine effects that can bridge nutritional deficiencies and relieve irregularity in bodily systems, restore emotional balance, promote comfort, relaxation, balanced mood and feelings of security.

Your pet may benefit from being taught behavior modifications when addressing anxiety and phobias. Professional training may help your pet to understand and respond to your commands and an owner can also learn an appropriate reward system so as to not further confuse an animal.

Make sure your pet has a holistic, grain-free or chemical free diet, fresh, filtered water, plenty of exercise and affection.

Conventional Remedies:

Your veterinarian may offer a variety of treatments for your pet to cope with symptoms associated with anxiety. Anti-anxiety medications such as Clomipramine, amitriptyline and acepromazine are commonly prescribed to help suppress anxiety and stress. These medications have associated side effects that immobilize pets and can result in diarrhea, low blood pressure, vomiting, dry mouth and disruption in normal bowel movements.

* The statements contained herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These statements refer to holistic uses only and are not supported by medical research. The information contained in this plant file is intended for education, entertainment and information purposes only. This information is not intended to be used to diagnose, prescribe or replace proper medical care. The plant described herein is not intended to treat, cure, diagnose, mitigate or prevent any disease or condition.
* As indicated by holistic veterinarians.

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